NHL Recaps: Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024

4 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

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Washington Capitals

New York Rangers

New York Rangers edge Washington Capitals 4–3

New York Rangers beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at home. Mika Zibanejad (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 1A.

•Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:59.
•Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:30.
•Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:40.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Florida Panthers edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 (OT)

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in overtime at home. Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TBL's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Paul and Point) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:50 together.

•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:57.
•Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 7:42.
•Victor Hedman had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:28.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2

Colorado Avalanche beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at WPG. Artturi Lehkonen (COL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for COL: MacKinnon–Nichushkin–Rantanen skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:23.
•Cale Makar had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:12.
•New look for COL: MacKinnon–Nichushkin–Rantanen skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Nashville Predators beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1 at VAN. Anthony Beauvillier (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NSH: Zucker–Sissons–Beauvillier skated 6:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:26.
•Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:35.
•New look for NSH: Zucker–Sissons–Beauvillier skated 6:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Nikita Zadorov for VAN vs NSH, 74.9 mph. Full game report →

Nikita Zadorov (VAN vs NSH): Point shot, 2 passes, 74.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs TBL	1	1	2	6	3	0	19:57	—
Mika Zibanejad NYR	vs WSH	1	1	2	6	0	1	20:59	—
Artturi Lehkonen COL	at WPG	1	1	2	4	4	1	20:23	—
Anthony Beauvillier NSH	at VAN	1	1	2	4	0	0	14:26	—
Vincent Trocheck NYR	vs WSH	1	1	2	3	5	0	22:40	—
Filip Forsberg NSH	at VAN	1	1	2	3	3	1	18:35	—
Sam Bennett FLA	vs TBL	1	1	2	3	2	0	7:42	—
Tom Wilson WSH	at NYR	1	1	2	2	4	0	19:30	—
Cale Makar COL	at WPG	0	2	2	2	0	4	27:12	—
Erik Gustafsson NYR	vs WSH	0	2	2	1	2	0	15:45	—
Victor Hedman TBL	at FLA	0	2	2	0	2	2	25:28	—
Alexis Lafrenière NYR	vs WSH	0	2	2	0	1	0	14:14	—

Line changes

New look for COL: MacKinnon–Nichushkin–Rantanen skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for COL: Parise–Lehkonen–Mittelstadt skated 4:53 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NSH: Zucker–Sissons–Beauvillier skated 6:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Di Giuseppe–Blueger–Lafferty skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for VAN: Pettersson–Hoglander–Mikheyev skated 4:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	at FLA	L	37	3	.919
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	vs COL	L	31	4	.871
Alexandar Georgiev COL	at WPG	W	30	2	.933
Charlie Lindgren WSH	at NYR	L	28	4	.857
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs WSH	W	25	3	.880
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs TBL	W	23	2	.913
Juuse Saros NSH	at VAN	W	18	1	.944
Casey DeSmith VAN	vs NSH	L	15	3	.800

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